Tirunelveli
Lok Sabha constituency
Area of Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies
Established1952-present
Total electors16,20,514
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyDMK
Elected year2019
Preceded byK. R. P. Prabakaran

Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: திருநெல்வேலி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. Its Parliamentary Constituency number is 38.

Assembly segments

From 2009 General Elections, the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency composed of following 6 assembly segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party
223 Alangulam None Tenkasi AIADMK
224 Tirunelveli None Tirunelveli BJP
225 Ambasamudram None AIADMK
226 Palayamkottai None DMK
227 Nanguneri None INC
228 Radhapuram None DMK

Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency was initially composed of the following assembly segments (before 2009 elections):

  1. Vilathikulam
  2. Ottapidaram
  3. Tirunelveli
  4. Palayamkottai
  5. Tiruvaikuntam
  6. Thoothukudi.[1]

Members of the Parliament

Lok Sabha Election Member Party Tenure
1st 1952 P. T. Thanu Pillai Indian National Congress 1952-1957
2nd 1957 1957-1962
3rd 1962 Muthiah 1962-1967
4th 1967 S. Xavier Swatantra Party 1967-1971
5th 1971 S. A. Muruganantham Communist Party of India 1971-1977
6th 1977 Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1977-1980
7th 1980 D. S. A. Sivaprakasam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1980-1984
8th 1984 Kadambur R. Janarthanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1984-1989
9th 1989 1989-1991
10th 1991 1991-1996
11th 1996 D. S. A. Sivaprakasam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1996-1998
12th 1998 Kadambur R. Janarthanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1998-1999
13th 1999 P. H. Pandian 1999-2004
14th 2004 R. Dhanuskodi Athithan Indian National Congress 2004-2009
15th 2009 S. Ramasubbu 2009-2014
16th 2014 K. R. P. Prabakaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2014-2019
17th 2019 S. Gnanathiraviam[2] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2019-Incumbent

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
 
 50.65%
2014
 
 41.93%
2009
 
 39.29%
2004
 
 58.40%
1999
 
 41.62%
1998
 
 41.44%
1996
 
 45.53%
1991
 
 62.09%
1989
 
 65.01%
1984
 
 57.64%
1980
 
 54.89%
1977
 
 69.82%
1971
 
 56.26%
1967
 
 48.12%
1962
 
 47.69%
1957
 
 50.75%
1951
 
 44.32%

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Gnanathiraviam 522,993 50.65% 22.00%
AIADMK P. H. Manoj Pandian 3,37,273 32.66% -9.27%
Independent S. Michael Rayappan 62,235 6.03%
NTK B. Sathya 49,935 4.84%
MNM M. Vennimalai 23,120 2.24%
NOTA None of the above 10,968 1.06% -0.30%
Margin of victory 1,85,720 17.99% 4.71%
Turnout 10,32,530 67.22% -0.13%
Registered electors 15,47,800 8.97%
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing 8.72%

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. R. P. Prabakaran 398,139 41.93% 5.69%
DMK Devadasa Sundaram 2,72,040 28.65%
DMDK S. Sivan Anenthaperumal 1,27,370 13.42% -0.10%
INC S. S. Ramasubbu 62,863 6.62% -32.66%
TNMK T. Dhevanathan Yadav 19,381 2.04%
AAP M. P. Sesuraj 18,353 1.93%
SDPI V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak 14,877 1.57%
NOTA None of the above 12,893 1.36%
BSP T. Thevendran 4,692 0.49%
Margin of victory 1,26,099 13.28% 10.24%
Turnout 9,49,437 67.77% 0.80%
Registered electors 14,20,435 34.04%
AIADMK gain from INC Swing 2.65%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. S. Ramasubbu 274,932 39.29% -19.11%
AIADMK K. Annamalai 2,53,629 36.24% 4.20%
DMDK S. Michael Rayappan 94,562 13.51%
BJP Karu. Nagarajan 39,997 5.72%
Independent N. Jeyabalan 6,079 0.87%
Margin of victory 21,303 3.04% -23.32%
Turnout 6,99,830 66.13% 7.70%
Registered electors 10,59,687 -2.45%
INC hold Swing -19.11%

General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Dhanuskodi Athithan 370,127 58.40%
AIADMK R. Amirtha Ganesan 2,03,052 32.04% -9.59%
Janata Dal (United) M. Appavu 39,333 6.21%
Independent C. Sridhar Babu 5,774 0.91%
BSP T. Kasipandian 3,606 0.57%
Margin of victory 1,67,075 26.36% 21.95%
Turnout 6,33,782 58.35% 3.88%
Registered electors 10,86,290 -3.17%
INC gain from AIADMK Swing 16.78%

General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. H. Pandian 249,975 41.62% 0.18%
DMK P. Geetha Jeevan 2,23,481 37.21% -3.07%
PT P. V. Bakthavatchalam 1,12,941 18.81%
AIFB M. Sethu Rama Pandian 3,913 0.65%
Independent S. Sundararaj 2,534 0.42%
Independent T. Suyambulingam 2,463 0.41%
Margin of victory 26,494 4.41% 3.26%
Turnout 6,00,554 54.46% -10.96%
Registered electors 11,21,877 4.32%
AIADMK hold Swing -3.90%

General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Kadambur R. Janarthanan 247,823 41.44% 14.17%
DMK R. Sarathkumar 2,40,919 40.29% -5.24%
PT Dr. A. Savior Selva Suresh 86,419 14.45%
MADMK G. R. Edmund 16,789 2.81%
Independent Krishna Kanthan Yadhav 3,795 0.63%
Margin of victory 6,904 1.15% -17.10%
Turnout 5,98,014 56.68% -8.74%
Registered electors 10,75,467 5.04%
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing -4.08%

General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK D. S. A. Sivaprakasam 295,001 45.53% 10.60%
AIADMK A. R. Rajaselvam 1,76,721 27.27% -34.81%
MDMK Kutty Alias Shunmuga Chidambaram 77,648 11.98%
JP K. Krishnasamy 61,567 9.50%
BJP A. R. Ponniah 25,545 3.94%
Margin of victory 1,18,280 18.25% -8.91%
Turnout 6,47,991 65.42% 5.79%
Registered electors 10,23,826 5.57%
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -16.56%

General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Kadambur R. Janarthanan 351,048 62.09% -2.92%
DMK K. P. Kandasamy 1,97,456 34.92% 1.41%
PMK S. Krishnakanthan Yadav 10,055 1.78%
JP M. P. Jebaraj 2,619 0.46%
Margin of victory 1,53,592 27.16% -4.34%
Turnout 5,65,423 59.63% -3.74%
Registered electors 9,69,816 -0.07%
AIADMK hold Swing -2.92%

General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Kadambur R. Janarthanan 394,444 65.01% 7.37%
DMK D. S. A. Sivaprakasam 2,03,309 33.51% -7.45%
Margin of victory 1,91,135 31.50% 14.81%
Turnout 6,06,767 63.37% -7.15%
Registered electors 9,70,473 28.04%
AIADMK hold Swing 7.37%

General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Kadambur R. Janarthanan 296,897 57.64% 15.58%
DMK D. S. A. Sivaprakasam 2,10,951 40.95% -13.94%
Independent P. Devapiran 4,702 0.91%
Independent J. Kulandai 2,541 0.49%
Margin of victory 85,946 16.69% 3.86%
Turnout 5,15,091 70.52% 2.82%
Registered electors 7,57,930 7.87%
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 2.75%

General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK D. S. A. Sivaprakasam 256,626 54.89% 26.95%
AIADMK Aladi Aruna 1,96,664 42.06% -27.75%
Independent S. Murugesan 7,614 1.63%
Margin of victory 59,962 12.83% -29.06%
Turnout 4,67,531 67.70% 1.65%
Registered electors 7,02,603 4.45%
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -14.93%

General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Aladi Aruna 304,562 69.82%
DMK K. M. Samsuddin Alias Kathiravan 1,21,869 27.94%
Independent K. P. Ganapathy 4,414 1.01%
Independent P. T. Thanu Pillai 2,485 0.57%
Margin of victory 1,82,693 41.88% 26.14%
Turnout 4,36,223 66.04% -2.45%
Registered electors 6,72,649 15.09%
AIADMK gain from CPI Swing 13.56%

General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI S. A. Muruganantham 214,214 56.26% 41.68%
SWA S. Palaniswaminathan 1,54,277 40.52%
Independent H. Somasundaram 12,287 3.23%
Margin of victory 59,937 15.74% 4.93%
Turnout 3,80,778 68.50% -5.24%
Registered electors 5,84,445 7.45%
CPI gain from SWA Swing 8.14%

General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA S. Xavier 186,864 48.12%
INC A. P. C. Veerabahu 1,44,873 37.31% -10.38%
CPI S. A. Muruganantham 56,588 14.57%
Margin of victory 41,991 10.81% 3.90%
Turnout 3,88,325 73.73% 4.21%
Registered electors 5,43,945 15.51%
SWA gain from INC Swing 0.43%

General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Muthiah 151,822 47.69% -3.06%
SWA Mariadas Ruthnasamy 1,29,803 40.77%
PSP Mangala Ponnambalam 30,674 9.63%
Independent S. Rajagopalachari 6,072 1.91%
Margin of victory 22,019 6.92% -17.77%
Turnout 3,18,371 69.52% 22.76%
Registered electors 4,70,895 5.62%
INC hold Swing -3.06%

General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. T. Thanu Pillai 105,793 50.75% 6.42%
Independent Sankaranarayana Moopanar 54,319 26.06%
PSP Ramanujam 30,603 14.68%
Independent Sivasankaran Chettiar 17,761 8.52%
Independent Kannappa Pillai 0 0.00%
Independent Meganathan 0 0.00%
Margin of victory 51,474 24.69% 17.38%
Turnout 2,08,476 46.76% -8.37%
Registered electors 4,45,857 26.56%
INC hold Swing 6.42%

General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. T. Thanu Pillai 86,077 44.32% 44.32%
Independent Athimoolam 71,871 37.01%
SP Ramaswami 36,255 18.67%
Margin of victory 14,206 7.32%
Turnout 1,94,203 55.13%
Registered electors 3,52,281 0.00%
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  2. ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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